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How to scare polar bears

When crossing the Arctic alone, how do you deal with close encounters with polar bears? Swiss explorer Thomas Ulrich outlines his approach. (Carlo Pisani, swissinfo.ch/visualimpact.ch)

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The filmmaker from Italy, who was raised in Africa, calls Switzerland home now. Carlo studied film directing at the Italian National Film School, worked as a documentary editor and director/producer in Berlin and Vienna. He crafts multimedia into engaging narratives. 

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